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id | category | idiom | description |
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3701 | Gambling | No dice | No dice is a way of refusing to accept or agree to something. |
3702 | Gambling | On the cards | (UK) If something is in the cards, it is almost certain to happen. |
3703 | Gambling | Poker face | Someone with a poker face doesnt show any emotion or reaction so that people dont know what they are feeling. |
3704 | Gambling | Put your cards on the table | If you put your cards on the table, you make your thoughts or ideas perfectly clear. |
3705 | Gambling | Queen of Hearts | A woman who is pre-eminent in her area is a Queen of Hearts. |
3706 | Gambling | Roll the dice | To take a chance on something. "Lets roll the dice and see what happens." |
3707 | Gambling | Russian roulette | If people take a dangerous and unnecessary risk, they are playing Russian roulette. |
3708 | Law | Ambulance chaser | A lawyer who encourages people who have been in accidents or become ill to sue for compensation is an ambulance chaser. |
3709 | Law | Barrack-room lawyer | (UK) A barrack-room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about. |
3710 | Law | Before the ink is dry | If people make an agreement or contract and then the situation changes very quickly, it changes before the ink is dry. |
3711 | Law | Bring someone to book | If somebody is brought to book, they are punished or made to account for something they have done wrong. |
3712 | Law | Case by case | If things are done case by case, each situation or issue is handled separately on its own merits and demerits. |
3713 | Law | Exception that proves the rule | This expression is used by many to indicate that an exception in some way confirms a rule. Others say that the exception tests the rule. In its original legal sense, it meant that a rule could sometimes be inferred from an exemption or exception. In general use, the first meaning predominates nowadays, much to the annoyance of some pedants. |
3714 | Law | Eye for an eye | This is an expression for retributive justice, where the punishment equals the crime. |
3715 | Law | Jersey justice | (UK) Jersey justice is very severe justice. |
3716 | Law | Judge, jury and executioner | If someone is said to be the judge, jury, and executioner, it means they are in charge of every decision made, and they have the power to be rid of whomever they choose. |
3717 | Law | Jury's out | If the jurys out on an issue, then there is no general agreement or consensus on it. |
3718 | Law | Justice is blind | Justice is blind means that justice is impartial and objective. |
3719 | Law | Law unto yourself | If somebodys a law unto themselves, they do what they believe is right regardless of what is generally accepted as correct. |
3720 | Law | Lay down the law | If someone lays down the law, they tell people what to do and are authoritarian. |
3721 | Law | Letter of the law | If people interpret laws and regulations strictly, ignoring the ideas behind them, they follow the letter of the law. |
3722 | Law | Moot point | If somethings a moot point, theres some disagreement about it: a debatable point. In the U.S., this expression usually means that there is no point in debating something, because it just doesnt matter. An example: If you are arguing over whether to go the beach or to the park, but you find out the car wont start and you cant go anywhere, then the destination is said to be a moot point. |
3723 | Law | Read someone the riot act | If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they dont stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble. |
3724 | Law | Signed, sealed and delivered | If somethings signed, sealed and delivered, it has been done correctly, following all the necessary procedures. |
3725 | Law | Sod's law | Sods law states that if something can go wrong then it will. |
3726 | Law | Spirit of the law | The spirit of the law is the idea or ideas that the people who made the law wanted to have effect. |
3727 | Law | Word of the law | The word of the law means that the law is interpreted in an absolutely literal way which goes against the ideas that the lawmakers had wished to implement. |
3728 | Men & women | A poor man's something | Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor mans version; a writer who uses lots of puns but isnt very funny would be a poor mans Oscar Wilde. |
3729 | Men & women | All ages and stripes | A shorthand for expressing a diversity of folks in a group |
3730 | Men & women | As one man | If people do something as one man, then they do it at exactly the same time or in complete agreement. |
3731 | Men & women | Bob's your uncle | (UK) This idiom means that something will be successful: Just tell him that I gave you his name and Bobs your uncle- hell help you. |
3732 | Men & women | Every man and his dog | A lot of people - as in sending out invitations to a large number of people |
3733 | Men & women | Every man for himself | If its every man for himself, then people are trying to save themselves from a difficult situation without trying to help anyone else. |
3734 | Men & women | Every man has his price | Anyones opinion or support can be bought, everyones principles have a limit. |
3735 | Men & women | Every man jack | If every man jack was involved in something, it is an emphatic way of saying that absolutely everybody was involved. |
3736 | Men & women | Everybody and their uncle | This basically means a lot of people or too many people; everybody and their uncle was there. |
3737 | Men & women | Failure is the mother of success | Failure is often a stepping stone towards success. |
3738 | Men & women | Grandfather clause | An existing condition, usually in a contract or other agreement, that cannot be changed, even if the conditions are changed for others. |
3739 | Men & women | It's not the size of the man in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the man | This idiom means that determination is often more important than size, strength, or ability.? (Its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog. is also used.) |
3740 | Men & women | Kissing cousin | A kissing cousin is someone you are related to, but not closely. |
3741 | Men & women | Like father, like son | This idiom is used when different generations of a family behave in the same way or have the same talents of defects. |
3742 | Men & women | Man Friday | From Robinson Crusoe, a Man Friday refers to an assistant or companion, usually a capable one. The common feminine equivalent is Girl Friday. (Also, right-hand man. ) |
3743 | Men & women | Man in the street | The man in the street is an idiom to describe ordinary people, especially when talking about their opinions and ideas. |
3744 | Men & women | Man of his word | A man of his word is a person who does what he says and keeps his promises. |
3745 | Men & women | Man of letters | A man of letters is someone who is an expert in the arts and literature, and often a writer too. |
3746 | Men & women | Man of means | A man, or woman, of means is wealthy. |
3747 | Men & women | Man of parts | A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways. |
3748 | Men & women | Man of straw | A weak person that can easily be beaten of changed is a man of straw. |
3749 | Men & women | Man upstairs | When people refer to the man upstairs, they are referring to God. |
3750 | Men & women | Man's best friend | This is an idiomatic term for dogs. |
3751 | Men & women | Man's man | A mans man is a man who does things enjoyed by men and is respected by other men. |
3752 | Men & women | Marked man | A marked man is a person who is being targeted by people who want to do them harm or cause them trouble. |
3753 | Men & women | Mom and pop | (USA) A mom and pop business is a small business, especially if it is run by members of a family. It can used in a wider sense to mean that something is small scale. |
3754 | Men & women | Mother wit | Native intelligence; common sense |
3755 | Men & women | New man | (UK) A New man is a man who believes in complete equality of the sexes and shares domestic work equally. |
3756 | Men & women | No use to man or beast | If something or someone is no use to man or beast, they it or they are utterly useless. |
3757 | Men & women | Old friends and old wine are best | This idiom means that the things and people that we know well are better than the unfamiliar. |
3758 | Men & women | Old wive's tale | A proverb or piece of advice that is commonly accepted as truth and is handed down the generations, but is normally false. |
3759 | Men & women | One man's loss is another man's gain | This means thato ne persons setback benefits someone else. |
3760 | Men & women | People person | Someone who enjoys interacting with people as part of their job |
3761 | Men & women | Prince charming | A prince charming is the perfect man in a womans life. |
3762 | Men & women | Renaissance man | A Renaissance man is a person who is talented in a number of different areas, especially when their talents include both the sciences and the arts. |
3763 | Men & women | Runs in the family | If a characteristic runs in the family, it can clearly be seen members of different generations.? A hereditary illness that is passed from one generation to the next also runs in the family. |
3764 | Men & women | Say uncle | (USA) If you say uncle, you admit defeat. (Cry uncle is an alternative form.) |
3765 | Men & women | Straw man | A straw man is a weak argument that is easily defeated. It can also be a person who is used as to give an illegal or inappropriate activity an appearance of respectability. |
3766 | Men & women | The world and his wife | If the world and his wife were somewhere, then huge numbers of people were present. |
3767 | Men & women | Tied to your mother's apron strings | Describes a child (often a boy) who is so used to his mothers care that he (or she) cannot do anything on his (or her) own. |
3768 | Men & women | To a man | If a group of people does, believes, thinks, etc, something to a man, then they all do it. |
3769 | Men & women | Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman | Someone, especially a politician or celebrity, whose career is over or on the decline is yesterdays man or woman. |
3770 | Money | A day late and a dollar short | (USA) If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late. |
3771 | Money | A fool and his money are soon parted | This idiom means that people who arent careful with their money spend it quickly. A fool and his money are easily parted is an alternative form of the idiom. |
3772 | Money | A penny for your thoughts | This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about. |
3773 | Money | A penny saved is a penny earned | Saving money is just as important as earning money- we shouldnt spend it foolishly. |
3774 | Money | A penny saved is a penny earned | This means that we shouldnt spend or waste money, but try to save it. |
3775 | Money | A pretty penny | If something costs a pretty penny, it is very expensive. |
3776 | Money | All that glitters is not gold | This means that appearances can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless. (All that glistens is not gold is an alternative.) |
3777 | Money | At a drop of a dime | (USA) If someone will do something at the drop of a dime, they will do it instantly, without hesitation. |
3778 | Money | Bent as a nine bob note | (UK) A person who is as bent as a nine bob note is dishonest. The reference comes from pre-decimalisation in UK (1971), when a ten shilling (bob) note was valid currency but no such note as nine shillings existed. |
3779 | Money | Bet your bottom dollar | (USA) If you can bet your bottom dollar on something, you can be absolutely sure about it. |
3780 | Money | Big bucks | If someone is making big bucks, they are making a lot of money. |
3781 | Money | Blank cheque | If you are given a blank cheque, you are allowed to use as much money as you need for a project. |
3782 | Money | Broke as a joke and it ain't funny | This idiom in my opinion describes how its not funny to be without a cent and just uses broke and joke as rhyming words that help explain this idiom a lot better. |
3783 | Money | Cash cow | A product, business, etc, that generates a continuous flow of money or a high proportion of overall profits is a cash cow. |
3784 | Money | Cash in your chips | If you cash in your chips, you sell something to get what profit you can because you think its value is going to fall. It can also mean to die. |
3785 | Money | Cheap at half the price | If somethings cheap at half the price, its very cheap indeed. |
3786 | Money | Cut your losses | If you cut your losses, you avoid losing any more money than you already have by getting out of a situation before matters worsen. |
3787 | Money | Daylight robbery | If you are overcharged or underpaid, it is a daylight robbery; open, unfair and hard to prevent. Rip-off has a similar meaning. |
3788 | Money | Dime a dozen | (USA) If something is a dime a dozen, it is extremely common, possibly too common. |
3789 | Money | Dollars for doughnuts | (USA) If something is dollars for doughnuts, it is a sure bet or certainty. |
3790 | Money | Don't take any wooden nickels | (USA) This idiom is used to advise people not to be cheated or ripped off. |
3791 | Money | Drop a dime | (USA) If you drop a dime, you inform the police about someones illegal activities. |
3792 | Money | Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise | It means that sleeping well and not staying up late will help you out physically and financially. |
3793 | Money | Earn a living | To make money Ex: We need to get a good job to earn a decent living. |
3794 | Money | Feel the pinch | If someone is short of money or feeling restricted in some other way, they are feeling the pinch. |
3795 | Money | Foot the bill | The person who foots the bill pays the bill for everybody. |
3796 | Money | For my money | This idiom means in my opinion. |
3797 | Money | From rags to riches | Someone who starts life very poor and makes a fortune goes from rags to riches. |
3798 | Money | Garbage fee | A garbage fee is a charge that has no value and doesnt provide any real service. |
3799 | Money | Give someone a run for their money | If you can give someone a run for the money, you are as good, or nearly as good, as they are at something. |
3800 | Money | Go bust | If a company goes bust, it goes bankrupt. |
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